Website of Chris Mole MP Constituency Reports

Constituency Reports

Chris' Annual Report is now online Chris' Annual Report about his activities as your MP over the last 12 months can be accessed by clicking on the link below:... Summer Recess Special At the end of September I attended Labour Party Conference in Brighton, my first one as a Government Minister. Most importantly, I had the duty of responding to... March 2009 I was delighted to welcome the Prime Minister to Ipswich and to hear him congratulate our town on its resilience in the face of the current economic downturn. Gordon Brown... April 2009 The most significant event in Westminster this month was the 2009 Budget, announced to Parliament by my colleague, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on April 22nd.... January 2009 This last month has been extremely busy at Westminster since returning from the Christmas Recess. I wanted to explain to you about some of the initiatives I have... December 2008 Pre-Budget Report – what it means for you: I know that families and small businesses in Ipswich are worried about the current economic situation. That is why... October 2008 Chris promoted in Government reshuffle: I was delighted to have been made an Assistant Government Whip to both the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, and the newly... May 2008 I was delighted to see first hand the fruits of all the hard-work of all those at Ipswich Hospital who have made the Garrett Anderson Centre a reality. I have supported this... Budget 2008 Special I was in the Chamber this week to hear the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, deliver his first Budget. This is always one of the great Parliamentary occasions. But I'm more... February 2008 I have been fortunate with the Table Office drawing my name for a range of departmental Parliamentary Questions with two drawn for Prime Minister's Questions. I have recieved reassurance the... January 2008 The Government has decided to refer the review of local government structures in Suffolk to the Boundary Committee of the Electoral Commission. Earlier progress against the five criteria required by... November 2007 In response to the proposals from the Post Office Ltd, I met immediately with their management representatives in Westminster to hear about the planned closure of post offices... October 2007 Meeting the aspirations of Ipswich: Labour Chancellor announces more investment in vital public services in Ipswich Last week at Westminster saw the Pre-Budget Report - where public spending and... September 2007 I am pleased to have returned to the Government as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Local Government, John Healey MP. John as a former... Leadership Special Gordon Brown is our newLabour Prime Minister On Wednesday 27th June Gordon Brown became our new Labour Prime Minister in one of the most dramatic days at... May 2007 Campaigning has started in the elections to replace the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. I have been asked to help organise the Gordon Brown campaign in the East... April 2007 Pensions dominated the House of Commons the first week back after the Easter recess and the Tories showed themselves to be in total disarray. On Tuesday the Chancellor gave the... May 2006 The local elections were clearly disappointing with five losses in Ipswich. I congratulate all of the candidates, both successful and unsuccessful on their campaigns and the efforts of everyone who... September 2006 As you will have gathered from recent media coverage, I have joined with a group of colleagues who were elected in 2001 to ask the Prime Minister to consider leaving... November 2006 Sir Nicholas Stern’s report is possibly the most important paper to be published by the Government on the subject of climate change. It joins the scientific evidence with an economic...